Dictionary - results for 當

Simplified	Traditional	Pinyin	English
当	當	dāng	- to be - to act as - manage - withstand - when - during - ought - should - match equally - equal - same - obstruct - just at (a time or place) - on the spot - right - just at
当	當	dàng	- at or in the very same... - suitable - adequate - fitting - proper - to replace - to regard as - to think - to pawn - (coll.) to fail (a student)
上当	上當	shàngdàng	- taken in (by sb's deceit) - to be fooled - to be duped
不当	不當	bùdàng	- unsuitable - improper - inappropriate
了当	了當	liǎodàng	- frank - outspoken - ready - settled - in order - (old) to deal with - to handle
亚当	亞當	Yàdāng	- Adam
便当	便當	biàndāng	- convenient - handy - easy - bento (a meal in a partitioned box) - lunchbox
停当	停當	tíngdàng	- settled - accomplished - ready
允当	允當	yǔndàng	- proper - suitable
充当	充當	chōngdāng	- to serve as - to act as - to play the role of
两当	兩當	Liǎngdāng	- Liangdang county in Longnan 隴南\|陇南[Long3 nan2], Gansu
典当	典當	diǎndàng	- to pawn - pawnshop
分当	分當	fèndāng	- as should be - as expected
勾当	勾當	gòudàng	- shady business
合当	合當	hédāng	- must - should
咣当	咣當	guāngdāng	- crash - bang
啷当	啷當	lāngdāng	- more or less - or so (of approx age or number) - and so on
失当	失當	shīdàng	- inappropriate - improper
夹当	夾當	jiādāng	- crucial moment - critical time
妥当	妥當	tuǒdang	- appropriate - proper - ready
定当	定當	dìngdāng	- necessarily
定当	定當	dìngdàng	- settled - ready - finished
家当	家當	jiādàng	- familial property - belongings
得当	得當	dédàng	- appropriate - suitable
恰当	恰當	qiàdàng	- appropriate - suitable
应当	應當	yīngdāng	- should - ought to
承当	承當	chéngdāng	- to bear (responsibility) - to take on - to assume
搭当	搭當	dādàng	- variant of 搭檔\|搭档[da1 dang4]
担当	擔當	dāndāng	- to take upon oneself - to assume
权当	權當	quándāng	- to act as if - to treat sth as if it were
正当	正當	zhèngdāng	- timely - just (when needed)
正当	正當	zhèngdàng	- honest - reasonable - fair - sensible
死当	死當	sǐdàng	- to flunk (Tw) - (computing) to crash - to stop working
每当	每當	měidāng	- whenever - every time - on every
泽当	澤當	Zédāng	- Zêdang town in Nêdong county 乃東縣\|乃东县[Nai3 dong1 xian4], Tibet, capital of Lhokha prefecture
乌当	烏當	Wūdāng	- Wudang district of Guiyang city 貴陽市\|贵阳市[Gui4 yang2 shi4], Guizhou
爽当	爽當	shuǎngdāng	- with alacrity - frank and spontaneous
理当	理當	lǐdāng	- should - ought
瓦当	瓦當	wǎdāng	- eaves-tile
当上	當上	dāngshang	- to take up duty as - to assume a position - to assume - to take on (an office)
当下	當下	dāngxià	- immediately - at once - at that moment - at the moment
当世	當世	dāngshì	- the present age - in office - the current office holder
当中	當中	dāngzhōng	- among - in the middle - in the center
当事	當事	dāngshì	- to be in charge - to be confronted (with a matter) - involved (in some matter)
当事	當事	dàngshì	- to consider as a matter of importance - to be of importance
当今	當今	dāngjīn	- current - present - now - nowadays
当代	當代	dāngdài	- the present age - the contemporary era
当令	當令	dānglìng	- to be in season - seasonal
当作	當作	dàngzuò	- to treat as - to regard as
当值	當值	dāngzhí	- to be on duty
当做	當做	dàngzuò	- to treat as - to regard as - to look upon as
当儿	當兒	dāngr	- the very moment - just then - during (that brief interval)
当兵	當兵	dāngbīng	- to serve in the army - to be a soldier
当初	當初	dāngchū	- at that time - originally
当前	當前	dāngqián	- current - today's - modern - present - to be facing (us)
当即	當即	dāngjí	- at once - on the spot
当口	當口	dāngkǒu	- at that moment - just then
当啷	當啷	dānglāng	- (onom.) metallic sound - clanging
当地	當地	dāngdì	- local
当场	當場	dāngchǎng	- at the scene - on the spot
当夜	當夜	dāngyè	- on that night
当夜	當夜	dàngyè	- that very night - the same night
当天	當天	dāngtiān	- on that day
当天	當天	dàngtiān	- the same day
当家	當家	dāngjiā	- to manage the household - to be the one in charge of the family - to call the shots - to be in charge
当局	當局	dāngjú	- authorities
当年	當年	dāngnián	- in those days - then - in those years - during that time
当年	當年	dàngnián	- that very same year
当心	當心	dāngxīn	- to take care - to look out
当成	當成	dàngchéng	- to consider as - take to be
当掉	當掉	dàngdiào	- to fail (a student) - to pawn - (of a computer or program) to crash - to stop working
当政	當政	dāngzhèng	- to come to power - to hold power - in office
当日	當日	dāngrì	- on that day
当日	當日	dàngrì	- that very day - the same day
当时	當時	dāngshí	- then - at that time - while
当晚	當晚	dāngwǎn	- on that evening
当晚	當晚	dàngwǎn	- the same evening
当月	當月	dāngyuè	- on that month
当月	當月	dàngyuè	- the same month
当机	當機	dàngjī	- to crash (of a computer) - to stop working - (loanword from English "down")
当权	當權	dāngquán	- to hold power
当归	當歸	dāngguī	- Angelica sinensis
当涂	當涂	Dāngtú	- Dangtu county in Ma'anshan 馬鞍山\|马鞍山[Ma3 an1 shan1], Anhui
当然	當然	dāngrán	- only natural - as it should be - certainly - of course - without doubt
当班	當班	dāngbān	- to work one's shift
当当	當當	Dāngdāng	- Dangdang (online retailer)
当当	當當	dàngdàng	- to pawn
当真	當真	dāngzhēn	- to take seriously - serious - No joking, really!
当众	當眾	dāngzhòng	- in public - in front of everybody
当空	當空	dāngkōng	- overhead - up in the sky
当红	當紅	dānghóng	- currently popular (of movie stars, singers etc)
当铺	當舖	dàngpù	- pawn shop - CL:家[jia1],間\|间[jian1]
当着	當著	dāngzhe	- in front of - in the presence of
当街	當街	dāngjiē	- in the middle of the street - facing the street
当道	當道	dāngdào	- in the middle of the road - to be in the way - to hold power
当选	當選	dāngxuǎn	- to be elected
当量	當量	dāngliàng	- equivalent - yield
当阳	當陽	Dāngyáng	- Dangyan county level city in Yichang 宜昌[Yi2 chang1], Hubei
当雄	當雄	Dāngxióng	- Damxung county, Tibetan: 'Dam gzhung rdzong in Lhasa 拉薩\|拉萨[La1 sa4], Tibet
当面	當面	dāngmiàn	- to sb's face - in sb's presence
当驾	當駕	dāngjià	- imperial driver
相当	相當	xiāngdāng	- equivalent to - appropriate - considerably - to a certain extent - fairly - quite
稳当	穩當	wěndang	- reliable - secure - stable - firm
空当	空當	kòngdāng	- gap - interval
精当	精當	jīngdàng	- precise and appropriate
至当	至當	zhìdāng	- most suitable - extremely appropriate
行当	行當	hángdang	- profession - role (acting)
该当	該當	gāidāng	- should - to deserve
过当	過當	guòdàng	- excessive
适当	適當	shìdàng	- suitable - appropriate
顺当	順當	shùndang	- smoothly
不敢当	不敢當	bùgǎndāng	- lit. I dare not (accept the honor); fig. I don't deserve your praise - you flatter me
不正当	不正當	bùzhèngdàng	- dishonest - unfair - improper
不当事	不當事	bùdāngshì	- useless - regard as useless
不当紧	不當緊	bùdāngjǐn	- not important - of no consequence
不适当	不適當	bùshìdàng	- inadequate - unfit
亚当斯	亞當斯	Yàdāngsī	- Adams
两当县	兩當縣	Liǎngdāngxiàn	- Liangdang county in Longnan 隴南\|陇南[Long3 nan2], Gansu
噶当派	噶當派	Gádāngpài	- Bkar-dgam-pa sect of Tibetan Buddhism
夹当儿	夾當兒	jiādāngr	- erhua variant of 夾當\|夹当[jia1 dang1]
想当然	想當然	xiǎngdāngrán	- to take sth for granted
斯当东	斯當東	Sīdāngdōng	- Staunton (name) - Sir George Staunton, 1st Baronet, the second-in-command of the Macartney Mission of 1793
核当量	核當量	hédāngliàng	- nuclear yield
欧当归	歐當歸	Ōudāngguī	- (botany) lovage - Levisticum officinale
正当中	正當中	zhèngdāngzhōng	- right in the midpoint - a bull's eye - to hit the nail on the head
正当年	正當年	zhèngdāngnián	- to be in the prime of life
正当性	正當性	zhèngdàngxìng	- (political) legitimacy
正当时	正當時	zhèngdāngshí	- the right time for sth - the right season (for planting cabbage)
武当山	武當山	Wǔdāngshān	- Wudang Mountain range in northwest Hubei
满当当	滿當當	mǎndāngdāng	- brim full - completely packed
泽当镇	澤當鎮	Zédāngzhèn	- Zêdang town in Nêdong county 乃東縣\|乃东县[Nai3 dong1 xian4], Tibet, capital of Lhokha prefecture 山南地區\|山南地区[Shan1 nan2 di4 qu1]
乌当区	烏當區	Wūdāngqū	- Wudang district of Guiyang city 貴陽市\|贵阳市[Gui4 yang2 shi4], Guizhou
当世冠	當世冠	dāngshìguàn	- the foremost person of his age - unequalled - a leading light
当事人	當事人	dāngshìrén	- persons involved or implicated - party (to an affair)
当事国	當事國	dāngshìguó	- the countries involved
当事者	當事者	dāngshìzhě	- the person involved - the people holding power
当代史	當代史	dāngdàishǐ	- contemporary history
当回事	當回事	dànghuíshì	- to take seriously (often with negative expression: "don't take it too seriously") - to treat conscientiously
当政者	當政者	dāngzhèngzhě	- power holder - current political ruler
当权派	當權派	dāngquánpài	- persons or faction in authority
当权者	當權者	dāngquánzhě	- ruler - those in power - the authorities
当涂县	當涂縣	Dāngtúxiàn	- Dangtu county in Ma'anshan 馬鞍山\|马鞍山[Ma3 an1 shan1], Anhui
当阳市	當陽市	Dāngyángshì	- Dangyan county level city in Yichang 宜昌[Yi2 chang1], Hubei
当雄县	當雄縣	Dāngxióngxiàn	- Damxung county, Tibetan: 'Dam gzhung rdzong in Lhasa 拉薩\|拉萨[La1 sa4], Tibet
相当于	相當於	xiāngdāngyú	- equivalent to
石敢当	石敢當	shígǎndāng	- stone tablet erected to ward off evil spirits
锡当河	錫當河	XīdāngHé	- Sittang River of central Myanmar (Burma), between Irrawaddy and Salween rivers
麦当劳	麥當勞	Màidāngláo	- MacDonald or McDonald (name) - McDonald's (fast food company)
麦当娜	麥當娜	Màidāngnà	- Madonna (1958-), US pop singer
一马当先	一馬當先	yīmǎdāngxiān	- to take the lead
不减当年	不減當年	bùjiǎndāngnián	- (of one's skills, appearance etc) not to have deteriorated a bit - to be as (good, vigorous etc) as ever
不当得利	不當得利	bùdāngdélì	- unjust enrichment
亚当斯敦	亞當斯敦	Yàdāngsīdūn	- Adamstown, capital of the Pitcairn Islands
剂量当量	劑量當量	jìliàngdāngliàng	- dose equivalent
势不可当	勢不可當	shìbùkědāng	- impossible to resist (idiom); an irresistible force
另当别论	另當別論	lìngdāngbiélùn	- to treat differently - another cup of tea
吃亏上当	吃虧上當	chīkuīshàngdàng	- to be taken advantage of
吊儿郎当	吊兒郎當	diàorlángdāng	- sloppy
大敌当前	大敵當前	dàdídāngqián	- facing a powerful enemy (idiom); fig. confronting grave difficulties - Enemy at the Gates, 1991 movie by Jean-Jacques Annaud
大而无当	大而無當	dàérwúdàng	- grandiose but impractical (idiom) - large but of no real use
安步当车	安步當車	ānbùdàngchē	- walk over leisurely instead of riding in a carriage - walk rather than ride
对酒当歌	對酒當歌	duìjiǔdānggē	- lit. sing to accompany wine (idiom); fig. life is short, make merry while you can
悔不当初	悔不當初	huǐbùdāngchū	- to regret one's past deeds (idiom)
悲歌当哭	悲歌當哭	bēigēdàngkū	- to sing instead of weep (idiom)
愧不敢当	愧不敢當	kuìbùgǎndāng	- lit. I'm ashamed and dare not (accept the honor); fig. I do not deserve your praise. - You flatter me too much.
敢作敢当	敢作敢當	gǎnzuògǎndāng	- variant of 敢做敢當\|敢做敢当[gan3 zuo4 gan3 dang1]
敢做敢当	敢做敢當	gǎnzuògǎndāng	- daring to act and courageous enough to take responsibility for it - a true man has the courage to accept the consequences of his actions - the buck stops here
旗鼓相当	旗鼓相當	qígǔxiāngdāng	- lit. two armies have equivalent banners and drums (idiom); fig. evenly matched - roughly comparable (opponents)
正当理由	正當理由	zhèngdànglǐyóu	- proper reason - reasonable grounds
正当防卫	正當防衛	zhèngdàngfángwèi	- reasonable self-defense - legitimate defense
满满当当	滿滿當當	mǎnmǎndāngdāng	- brim full - completely packed
牢靠妥当	牢靠妥當	láokàotuǒdàng	- reliable - solid and dependable
独当一面	獨當一面	dúdāngyīmiàn	- to assume personal responsibility (idiom); to take charge of a section
理所当然	理所當然	lǐsuǒdāngrán	- as it should be by rights (idiom); proper and to be expected as a matter of course - inevitable and right
当且仅当	當且僅當	dāngqiějǐndāng	- if and only if
当世之冠	當世之冠	dāngshìzhīguàn	- the foremost person of his age - unequalled - a leading light
当世无双	當世無雙	dāngshìwúshuāng	- unequalled in his time
当之有愧	當之有愧	dāngzhīyǒukuì	- to feel undeserving of the praise or the honor
当之无愧	當之無愧	dāngzhīwúkuì	- fully deserving, without any reservations (idiom); entirely worthy (of a title, honor etc)
当仁不让	當仁不讓	dāngrénbùràng	- to be unwilling to pass on one's responsibilities to others
当务之急	當務之急	dāngwùzhījí	- top priority job - matter of vital importance
当回事儿	當回事兒	dànghuíshìr	- erhua variant of 當回事\|当回事[dang4 hui2 shi4]
当地居民	當地居民	dāngdìjūmín	- a local person - the local population
当地时间	當地時間	dāngdìshíjiān	- local time
当家作主	當家作主	dāngjiāzuòzhǔ	- to be in charge in one's own house (idiom) - to be the master of one's own affairs
当断则断	當斷則斷	dāngduànzéduàn	- to make a decision when it's time to decide
当断即断	當斷即斷	dāngduànjíduàn	- not to delay making a decision when a decision is needed
当机立断	當機立斷	dāngjīlìduàn	- to make prompt decisions (idiom)
当牛作马	當牛作馬	dāngniúzuòmǎ	- to work like a horse and toil like an ox - fig. to slave for sb
当行出色	當行出色	dānghángchūsè	- to excel in one's field
当量剂量	當量劑量	dāngliàngjìliàng	- equivalent dose
直截了当	直截了當	zhíjiéliǎodàng	- direct and plain speaking (idiom); blunt - straightforward
直捷了当	直捷了當	zhíjiéliǎodàng	- variant of 直截了當\|直截了当[zhi2 jie2 liao3 dang4]
直接了当	直接了當	zhíjiēliǎodàng	- see 直截了當\|直截了当[zhi2 jie2 liao3 dang4]
稀里光当	稀里光當	xīliguāngdāng	- thin - diluted
穷当益坚	窮當益堅	qióngdāngyìjiān	- poor but ambitious (idiom); hard-pressed but determined - the worse one's position, the harder one must fight back
约当现金	約當現金	yuēdāngxiànjīn	- cash equivalent (accountancy)
织当访婢	織當訪婢	zhīdāngfǎngbì	- if it's weaving, ask the maid (idiom); when managing a matter, consult the appropriate specialist
羞愧难当	羞愧難當	xiūkuìnándāng	- to feel ashamed (idiom)
老当益壮	老當益壯	lǎodāngyìzhuàng	- old but vigorous (idiom); hale and hearty despite the years
耕当问奴	耕當問奴	gēngdāngwènnú	- if it's plowing, ask the laborer (idiom); when managing a matter, consult the appropriate specialist
螳臂当车	螳臂當車	tángbìdāngchē	- a mantis trying to stop a chariot (idiom) - to overrate oneself and attempt sth impossible - also written 螳臂擋車\|螳臂挡车[tang2 bi4 dang3 che1]
豺狼当涂	豺狼當塗	cháilángdāngtú	- ravenous wolves hold the road (idiom); wicked people in power - a vicious tyranny rules the land
豺狼当路	豺狼當路	cháilángdānglù	- ravenous wolves hold the road (idiom); wicked people in power - a vicious tyranny rules the land
豺狼当道	豺狼當道	cháilángdāngdào	- ravenous wolves hold the road (idiom); wicked people in power - a vicious tyranny rules the land
锐不可当	銳不可當	ruìbùkědāng	- unstoppable - hard to hold back
门当户对	門當戶對	méndānghùduì	- the families are well-matched in terms of social status (idiom) - (of a prospective marriage partner) an appropriate match
首当其冲	首當其衝	shǒudāngqíchōng	- to bear the brunt
不正当竞争	不正當競爭	bùzhèngdàngjìngzhēng	- unfair competition - illicit competition
不正当关系	不正當關係	bùzhèngdàngguānxì	- improper relation - adulterous relation
不当一回事	不當一回事	bùdàngyīhuíshì	- not regard as a matter (of any importance)
亚当・斯密	亞當・斯密	Yàdāng·Sīmì	- Adam Smith (1723-1790), Scottish ethical philosopher and pioneer economist, author of The Wealth of Nations 國富論\|国富论
梯恩梯当量	梯恩梯當量	tīēntīdāngliàng	- TNT equivalent
当代新儒家	當代新儒家	DāngdàiXīnRújiā	- Contemporary New Confucianism - see 新儒家[Xin1 Ru2 jia1]
说话不当话	說話不當話	shuōhuàbùdànghuà	- to fail to keep to one's word - to break a promise
麦当劳叔叔	麥當勞叔叔	MàidāngláoShūshu	- Ronald McDonald
死马当活马医	死馬當活馬醫	sǐmǎdānghuómǎyī	- lit. to give medicine to a dead horse (idiom); fig. to keep trying everything in a desperate situation
当天事当天毕	當天事當天畢	dàngtiānshìdàngtiānbì	- never put off until tomorrow what you can do today (idiom)
相当于或大于	相當於或大於	xiāngdāngyúhuòdàyú	- greater than or equal to ≥ - at least as great as
好汉不提当年勇	好漢不提當年勇	hǎohànbùtídāngniányǒng	- a real man doesn't boast about his past achievements (idiom)
好汉做事好汉当	好漢做事好漢當	hǎohànzuòshìhǎohàndāng	- daring to act and courageous enough to take responsibility for it (idiom) - a true man has the courage to accept the consequences of his actions - the buck stops here
拿着鸡毛当令箭	拿著雞毛當令箭	názhejīmáodànglìngjiàn	- to wave a chicken feather as a token of authority (idiom); to assume unwarranted authority on the basis of some pretext
等效百万吨当量	等效百萬噸當量	děngxiàobǎiwàndūndāngliàng	- equivalent megatonnage (EMT)
既有今日何必当初	既有今日何必當初	jìyǒujīnrìhébìdāngchū	- see 早知今日何必當初\|早知今日何必当初[zao3 zhi1 jin1 ri4 he2 bi4 dang1 chu1]
早知今日何必当初	早知今日何必當初	zǎozhījīnrìhébìdāngchū	- if I (you, she, he...) had known it would come to this, I (you, she, he...) would not have acted thus (idiom) - to regret vainly one's past behavior
一夫当关，万夫莫开	一夫當關，萬夫莫開	yīfūdāngguān,wànfūmòkāi	- one man can hold the pass against ten thousand enemies (idiom)
有福同享，有祸同当	有福同享，有禍同當	yǒufútóngxiǎng,yǒuhuòtóngdāng	- To enjoy blessings and endure misfortune together (idiom); for better or for worse
有福同享，有难同当	有福同享，有難同當	yǒufútóngxiǎng,yǒunàntóngdāng	- To enjoy blessings and endure misfortune together (idiom); for better or for worse
当局者迷，旁观者清	當局者迷，旁觀者清	dāngjúzhěmí,pángguānzhěqīng	- The person on the spot is baffled, the onlooker sees clear (idiom). The onlooker sees more of the game.
耕当问奴，织当访婢	耕當問奴，織當訪婢	gēngdāngwènnú,zhīdāngfǎngbì	- if it's plowing ask the laborer, if it's weaving ask the maid (idiom); when managing a matter, consult the appropriate specialist
阎王好见，小鬼难当	閻王好見，小鬼難當	Yánwánghǎojiàn,xiǎoguǐnándāng	- lit. standing in front of the King of Hell is easy, but smaller devils are difficult to deal with (idiom)
又想当婊子又想立牌坊	又想當婊子又想立牌坊	yòuxiǎngdāngbiǎoziyòuxiǎnglìpáifāng	- lit. to lead the life of a whore but still want a monument put up to one's chastity (idiom) - fig. to have bad intentions but still want a good reputation - to want to have one's cake and eat it too
既要当婊子又要立牌坊	既要當婊子又要立牌坊	jìyàodāngbiǎoziyòuyàolìpáifāng	- see 又想當婊子又想立牌坊\|又想当婊子又想立牌坊[you4 xiang3 dang1 biao3 zi5 you4 xiang3 li4 pai2 fang1]